Eleanor Roosevelt

Richard Simmons

Danny Glover

As a heart-based type, the Two's attention goes to interpersonal relationships and paying attention to important people, to giving to others, and to gaining approval. The defensive coping strategy at the root of Type Two is based on giving and maintaining connections with important others in an effort to get one's own (often unconscious) needs met. Early in their lives, most Twos had the experience of not getting their needs met, especially their emotional needs. Major traits: Twos can be upbeat and cheerful, and they pride themselves on intuitively knowing what others need, often believing that they know what is best for others. However, this outward focus on others may mask a less confident inner self, Twos often have difficulty identifying their own needs or getting them met directly. Twos can be very empathic, friendly, and giving, and yet may become resentful if their generosity is not appreciated or reciprocated. Strengths: Two is the most purely interpersonal of all the Enneagram styles. Twos are most apt to conceive of life as a fundamental give-and-take between people, regarding all human beings as members of one vast family. Within this point of view, giving love becomes the most important thing a Two can do. They also tend to be competent and driven. Challenges: Twos often neglect their own needs, try to indirectly orchestrate the behavior of other people, and can be fearful of real intimacy with others.

FAMOUS TWOS

Tammy Faye Baker, Suze Orman, Celine Dion, Harry Belafonte, Child psychologist T. Berry Brazelton, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Ellen Burstyn, Leo Buscaglia, Danny Glover, Whitney Houston, Arianna Huffington, Jerry Lewis,  Susan Lucci, Florence Nightingale, Nancy Reagan, Marlo Thomas, Desmond Tutu, Lesley Ann Warren, Richard Simmons, Barbara Bush.

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TYPES